The short stories of Saki

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Page 37No one has ever called me narrow or humdrum, but even I felt worked up now
and then at the thought of that house with the stricken wombats in it. It simply
wasn't nice. But the editors were unanimous in leaving it alone; they said the
thing had ...

Page 303My aunt particularly hoped you would keep to your room and not add to the
confusion, but she thought it would be so kind of you if you would take in
Hartlepool's Wonder, the gamecock, you know, for the night. You see, there are
eight other ...

Page 710At the beginning Hector showed great fortitude, for then, as afterwards, it did not
matter what the circumstances were, he thought first of those who were under him
, he was a corporal at this time, before ministering to his own needs. I got the ...